Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – Cricketers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be getting $250 each from the SVGCA Inc. In an executive meeting held remotely by the national cricket body on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the decision was made to establish a Cricket Aid Fund of $10,500, as support for cricketers negatively impacted by COVID-19. The fund is expected to cover two players of each of 21 clubs participating in the cricket competitions that have started so far this year, namely NLA Premier Division, NLA First Division, and Women’s Super 40. The criteria for the selection of players have been communicated…
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The 2020 Indian Premier League season has been suspended until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the decision on Thursday, with the governing body adding the campaign will only commence “when it is safe and appropriate to do so”. The latest edition of the Twenty20 tournament was due to begin on March 29, only to be postponed as the country was placed under a travel ban for all international flights until April 14. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi extended the national lockdown to May 3 earlier this week, leading to the BCCI announcing…
BBC- Lockdown restrictions in the UK will continue for “at least” another three weeks as it tackles the coronavirus outbreak, Dominic Raab has said. The foreign secretary told the daily No 10 briefing that a review had concluded relaxing the measures now would risk harming public health and the economy. “We still don’t have the infection rate down as far as we need to,” he said. It comes as the UK recorded another 861 coronavirus deaths in hospital, taking the total to 13,729. Strict limits on daily life – such as requiring people to stay at home, shutting many businesses and…
(JAMAICA OBSERVER) – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton has confirmed an additional 18 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica. This now puts the country’s tally at 143. The ages of the newly infected individuals range from four years old to 56. Tufton said three of the cases are contacts of a confirmed case. The other 15 are under investigation. Only five of the new cases are male.
Sources say another industrial relations storm might just be brewing amongst Corporate SVG; this time between the management of Bally and Bally Investments Ltd and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Department of Labour. A rather terse missive dispatched by Labour Commissioner Racquel Jacobs-Lawrence and dated March 17, 2020 expressed, “it was brought to the attention of the Labour Department that your employees have been purchasing personal protective equipment provided by your company. Please be advised that your actions are in contravention with Section 4(4) of the Wages Regulation (Industrial) Orders 2017. “Therefore, you must reimburse all of…
Dr. Godwin Friday, President of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition, is providing decisive and inspiring leadership during this COVID-19 crisis in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He has articulated a clear vision and is consistent with the measures that he has put forward to be implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In his letter to Prime Minister, Dr. Gonsalves, on 21st March; Dr. Friday outlined a number of measures that the government should have adopted. These include: Stricter social distancing controls and guidelines must be advocated publicly and enforced as best we can. All public gatherings…
St. Lucia News Online) — Prostitutes in Martinique have been taking advantage of relief packages from humanitarian and charitable organisations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Martinique 1ere is reporting that these organisations have handed out over 100 baskets of food, necessities and hygienic products every week. The report says the women have no source of income because they have to stay home as a result of the restrictions imposed by the government to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Over 100 vulnerable persons and health professionals were the recipients of charitable offerings, following the launch of the We Care North Leeward Programme last Thursday. The programme, spearheaded by charitable group Generation Next Inc. and Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon. Carlos James, was launched in the rural constituency to provide relief to residents and health care workers in support of this country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Packages were distributed to health personnel who are on the frontline at five health facilities in North Leeward and vulnerable persons, including the elderly, who remained at home following the Easter…
Andre Russell might be Wisden’s 2019 T20 Cricketer of the Year but the power-hitting Jamaica has no intention of resting on his laurels. The Jamaican all-rounder, who said he was honoured by the accolade, by virtue of his posts on Instagram, seems to spend much of his time in lockdown honing his already considerable skills in anticipation of a resumption in play in the T20 leagues across the world and the T20 World Cup in Australia in November. “My main focus currently, is ensuring that I perform to the best of my ability every time I am given the opportunity…